Today (April 8, 1732) is the birthday of the world-famous American astronomer David Rittenhouse, who discovered many scientific instruments.
David Rittenhouse was born on April 8, 1732, into a poor farming family
in Paper Mill Run, Pennsylvania, USA. Return house unable to attend school regularly
due to family poverty. David Williams learned math and machines from his uncle.
He also gave me a box containing some of the books he had and several tools for
changing. While doing his craft woodwork, he read countless books on
mathematics and developed a deep knowledge of physics, including the English
translation of Newton's Principia, and his proficiency in theory and
observational astronomy.
The wise David designed the water plant model at the age of eight. Also,
at the age of 17, he first made a wooden clock and then a brass clock. Starting
a lab in the father’s field. There he made and sold tall, accurate timepieces.
He developed instruments for astronomical research, such as the Zenith Sector
and the Telescope. He also manufactured instruments, including parameters, the
Metallik Pocket Thermometer, and the Haikrometer. These were very popular in
the 1770s and became very popular. Rittenhouse is said to have developed a
variety of Compasses and to have developed the Vernier Tracking Compass. To
survey the national public lands, the government used the ‘Returnhouse Advanced
Direction Tools’ named after him. Due to this, David Rittenhouse was appointed
Surveyor of Philadelphia in 1774.
The American Philosophical Society has set up observatories in a few
places for astronomical observation. One of these was set up in his native
house. He made many of the tools used in these stations for himself and other
supervisors. His telescope is considered to be the first telescope in the
United States. David Rittenhouse assisted in fitting instruments for
astronomical observations in other centres as well. He settled permanently in
Philadelphia in 1770, where he set up another observation post and continued
monitoring. David observed the orbits of Mercury, Jupiter, and Uranus, and
explored meteors, comets, solar, and lunar eclipses. Through this, he became
famous all over the world.
He authored a book, On the Easy Method for Detecting the True Time of
the Sons Passing the Meridian. In 1784 he conducted experiments on magnetic
force and electricity. He published his first mathematical paper in 1792.
Various government posts were looking for him. Various government posts were
looking for him. David Rittenhouse, a leading 18th-century astronomer, passed
away on June 26, 1796, at the age of 64, in the United States of Pennsylvania
at the age of 64.
Source By: Wikipedia.
Information: Ramesh, Assistant Professor of Physics, Nehru Memorial
College, Puthanampatti, Trichy.
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